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Old 03-08-2010, 04:00 PM   #11
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A harness shouldn't be that tight to cause those marks. I thought it looked like the strings from a girth.
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Thanks Kevin, your educated guess is as good as anyone's.

I know it was not the saddle tree itself that caused the marks, they are far to far down on his sides, but they are exactly under the front rigging dees, which suggested to me an ill fitting or poorly made saddle that was cinched too tightly or with a cinch that was too thin or even a piece of rope used instead of a cinch.

The marks on his sides are bigger w/o his winter coat but I do not have any unfuzzy pictures, they are approx 2 inches long and 1 inch thick each when his thick winter coat does not cover them.

I never thought of a fungus causing that kind of mark or even dirt since as far as I knew those kinds of marks are caused specifically from damaged nerves and not the epidermis itself...interesting.Attachment 26308

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My horse had palm sized white patches either side of his wither from an ill-fitting saddle. He was ridden in it for at least two years that I know of, with quite a heavy rider. There was a fair bit of muscle damage done - We had many visits from chiropractors, massage therapists and laser therapists before his back was back to normal - We also had to get a saddle custom made to fit his back as he was ultra-sensitive in his wither pockets due to the past damage.
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